a meeting, a press conference between jackie speier and the mayor of san bruno was held a second ago. a report was posted online just a couple of hours ago. some of the findings are. now the gas transmission line that ruptured has touched off an explosion that lasted hours. eight people died. 37 homes were destroyed and another 18 damaged. the seamless people is at the isn't sent -- is at the center of this event. they say this report is a factual account of what they know so far. but the report says the outer surfaces of the ruptured pipe pieces revealed no evidence of external corrosion. that means no dense gouges or other physical indications consistent with excavation were observed. now, additional, it says no physical evidences suggests that a preexisting leak occurred and ruptured pieces. jackie speier says in some ways enough is already known about what happened. >> eight people's lives were  lost. i think that speaks for itself. >> reporter: an earlier finding by the ntsb might tell the public where the investigation is heading, and there's a suggestion that the gas volume i

and jackie speier made a lot of comments about that because if they don't know what kind of pipes they have underground how can they be properly inspected? that's something that people have been certainly thinking about and will more so after this report. >> i think we all know a lot more about pipeline safety today than we did three months ago. i think pg&e had a horrific wake-up call. >> reporter: that's when the explosion and fire wiped out the san bruno neighborhood on september 9. eight people were killed, 37 homes destroyed. the cause is still undetermined. today congresswoman jackie speier and the san bruno mayor spoke out about a new intermediate report from the ntsb. >> it is a process of elimination. >> reporter: they have been examining a 28-foot-long piece of the pipe, the piece that flew out of the ground and landed on the street. it's been after a lab in washington, d.c. since a week after the blast as the ntsb, which provided these pictures, has been inspecting it. it turns out the records presented by pg&e didn't add up with what investigators found. pg&e had long repor

congresswoman jackie speier's held a news conference? >> indeed, she did and she described that and other n.t.s.b. findings in that news conference that just wrapped up in the san mateo office building. she got a briefing this morning from the n.t.s.b. chairwoman and congresswoman said the analysis showed no sign of external corrosion or internal corrosion for that matter. there were no signs of pre-existing damage or damage from excavation in the area before this fire and explosion. those were some of the theories being tossed after the september 9 disaster that killed eight people and destroyed 55 homes. some of these theories are being ruled out n.t.s.b. did release information about a discrepancy in what pg&e said about the pipe and what they found in their investigation. >> pg&e has always identified this pipe as being seamless. the evaluation shows it's not a seamless pipe, it's seamd and welded at number of judges. >> does midnight those were a factor in the explosion or fire? too soon to tell, but congresswoman said there is a di

congresswoman jackie speier's held a news conference? >> indeed, she did and she described that and other n.t.s.b. findings in that news conference that juswrapped up in the san mateo office building. she got a briefing this morning from the n.t.s.b. chairwoman and congresswoman said the analysis showed no sign of external corrosion or intern corrosion for that matter. there were no signs of pre-existing damage or damage from excavation in the area before this fire and explosion. those were somof the theorie being tossed after the septemb 9 disastethat killed eight people and destroyed 55 homes. some of these theories are being ruled out n.t.s.b. did release information about a discrepancy in what pg&e said about the pip and what they found in their investigatio >> pg&e has always idtified this pip as being seamless. the evaluation shows it's not a seamless pipe, it's seamd and welded at number of judges. >> does midnight those were a factor in the explosion or fire? too soon to tell, but congresswoman said there is a difference in the i

. >>> the community meeting was hosted by congresswoman jackie speier and the san bruno city council along with the ntsb representatives from pg&e, they were also on hand to field questions. residents said they wanted more information from public agencies and some complained that pg&e was not being responsive. >> pg&e guys, they say, last month they said we could talk to them anytime. now it's another two weeks, what's going on? let's be honest with us. don't tell me one thing and say another thing. it's like this over and over again. >> we would like some more answers from the ntsb and the cpuc as to, of course, what happened on the pipelines. >> the "san francisco chronicle" reported today that an audit of pg&e pipelines performed four months before the september explosion suggests the utility took shortcuts during its inspection of the gas lines. >>> if san mateo county wants to build a new jail in oscar grant the board of supervisors may have to take action soon. the san francisco examiner says the cost of four properties off chemical way would cost $17.4 million now but further

. >>> that community meeting was hosted by congresswoman jackie speier and the city council. along with theresidents want more information from public agencies and some complain that pg&e wasn't responsive. >> the pg&e guys say last month they said we could talk to them anytime. now it's been two weeks. what's going on? let's be honest. don't tell me one thing and say another thing. it's like this over and over again. >> we would like some more answers from the ntsb and the cpuc as to, of course, what happened on the pipelines. >> the "san francisco chronicle" reports that an audit of the pg&e pipelines performed four months before the september explosion suggest that utility took shortcuts during its inspections of the high pressure natural gas lines. >>> so far the series of winter storms hasn't been as treacherous as earlier feared because it's causing lots of problems though in the bay area. take a look at some of the minor flooding yesterday near the highway 1 exit from u.s. 101 in marin county. floodwaters in redwood city cut off access to a mobile home park. they had t

. >> peninsula congresswoman jackie speier sponsored the summit.l it could generate $5 billion in new revenue per year. >> a wayward sea lion lost her way and far from home. they ended up in oakley, more than 50 miles from the ocean. amy hollyfield reports. >> they put on a show but the locals were impressed to see her. local animal control officers could rallied her on the campus and then called the marine mammal center to come and get her. while she waited, students started rethinking the school mascot, the knights. >> had the situation is a serious one. >> she has been treated in the center before. right now, just a little bit disonshore a at a time. takethem back to the center and we'll take a look at him and we'll see what happens. >> this is the third visit to the center. veterinarian for treated and the sea lion twice before. had is a bad sign. >> she might be suffering from acid poisoning. >> it's caused by eating toxic algae and the case is chronic for days in the bays might be over. >> we might want to give potential for this animal to be

congresswoman jackie speier helped to organization the event. >> most you know that the salmon has not been the economic engine for the community for the last three years. but it used to be. >> reporter: environmental experts say the numbers have in fact, plummeted and with the most dramatic losses in the sacramento basin. >> we have dozen of fish where we should be in the thousands of spawners that are returning. >> reporter: in 2002 scientists count almost 770,000 returning chinook and last year less than 40,000. speirs says restoring the salmon population is key to getting people back to work. >> salmon means jobs. thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in revenue for california and for californians. >> reporter: the estimated value of full recovery of the central valley chinook salmon runs could translate into 94,000 new jobs and l5.7 billion in annual revenue for the state. north bay congressman mike thompson whatever the solution is, it needs to take into account environmental concerns. >> the reason isn't let's do offshore hatcheries to decimate tributaries and down to the wa

. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie speier was joined by representatives from the national transportation safety board, the california public utilities commission and pge, all of the which agreed that the investigation needs to be transparent. >> we continue to patrol line 132, line that ruptured on an ongoing basis and that will continue until the findings from the ntsb are concluded. there is no external corrosion and no prior leak was found. >> reporter: also stated in the recent ntsb report the ruptured line was not seamless as pge reported and instead welded together with many seam. >> we final this completely and totally unacceptable that we would be have a discrepancy. >> reporter: why the discrepancies? >> pge says they do not know, but are doing a thorough investigation. ntsb issued a directive and when they find the pipes they must reduce pressure by 20% before pge can raise the pressure they must get the cpuc permission. >> we have a jurisdiction over and looking for the problem in the system and taking the appropriate agency. pge plans to return to the area to further their in

. >>> jackie speier was there, along with representatives from the irs, pg&e and the ntsb. everyone is saying they are determined to find out precisely what went wrong three months a go. >> we continue to patrol line 32, and that will continue until the findings from the ntsb are concluded. there's no external corrosion. no excavation damage. no prior leak was found. >>> now, the public hearing will be held early next year. the ntsb has held 12 public h earings in the past five years. th includes one for the cosco busan disaster san francisco b ay. meantime, the irs has its eye -- eye on the disaster zone in san bruno. it's requiring victims to pay federal taxes to help them rebuild. jackie speier is promising to fight that and vows to make sure that none of that money has to declared as taxable, gross i ncome. >>> it's the monday before christmas. you should call your airline ahead of time if you are heading out of town, heading to the airport. we took this video this morning at sfo. you can see very proud -- very crowded. long lines, the stormy weather in the bay area and

today congresswoman jackie speier and the san bruno mayor spoke out about a report from the ntsb. >> it is a process of elimination. >> reporter: they have been examining a 28-foot piece of the pipe that flew out of the ground and landed on the street. it's been at a lab in washington, d.c. since a week after the blast as the ntsb, which provided these pictures, has been inspecting it. it turns out the record presented by the pg&e didn't add up. pg&e had long reported this was a seamless pipe. the ntsb says it found a patchwork of seams. welded from the outside but not the inside. >> i do believe and we will find out as the inquiry continues, that there is a more rigorous inspection that's required when you have a seamed pipe. >> reporter: inspections that weren't being done. >> this pipe has probably not been examined since 1956. >> reporter: investigators didn't, however, find any corrosion, dents or gouges or any leaks. but the pipe itself is only part of the investigation. the ntsb found that pg&e had a power failure in the system just before the explosion and lost communication

jackie speier will be briefed before the report is released. that's expected at 10 a.m. a san bruno town hall meeting with five state and federal agencies is being held this sunday for residents to ask questions but a final federal safety report isn't expected in full until next september. >> thank you, holly quan with kcbs radio. >>> 6:38. the tax cut compromise could get final approval in the u.s. senate today. it voted 83-15 yesterday to send the bill to a final vote. support in the house isn't so certain. the estate tax is an issue for house democrats. they might vote to raise and that would send the bill back to the senate for another vote. >>> when we come back, jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com gets us to update on the markets and what is giving stocks a lift today. >> lighting up got more expensive in one bay area city. why the price of medical pot is about to go sky high. [ female announcer ] safeway talks made-for-you meals. when you don't have to cook, you have time for other things. yeah, like what? i don't know. fishing. fishing?! i, uh, i said wi

. >>> congresswoman jackie speier will be at a town mall meeting this afternoon for residents in san bruno. investigators still have not determined the cause of the blast that killed eight people and destroyed as many as 38 homes back in september. she says some possible causes have been ruled out like internal or external corrosion or a preexisting leak. investigators need to explore new possibilities like perhaps metal fatigue in the pipeline or human legislator. representatives of the national transportation safety board and pg&e will be at that meeting. it is this afternoon at 2:00. >> in oakland yet another demand for action over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed business owner. the family of derek jones will hold a news conference. he was a man shot and killed last month when police responded to a domestic disturbance call at his shop. he had a pocket scale in his possession when he was shot. relatives are dissatisfied with the ongoing police probe of the shooting. oakland's police chief has asked the f.b.i. to conduct an independent investigation. >>> it was a landmark v

the ntsb released the report at 10:00 and then jackie speier is going to be presenting that report to members of the public in downtown san bruno. factual things only, no conclusions being drawn. according to the spokesperson i talked to, final conclusions won't be drawn for a while to come. coming up at 8:30 i'm gonna try to speak to some neighbors about how they feel about today's report. reporting live in san bruno, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 n ews. >> thank you, kraig. >>> 7:34. dozens of police officers rushed in to control a wild and o ut-of-control bar room fight at 1:00 a.m. at the bar on kentucky street in petaluma. a fight that started in the bar spilled out on the street. it took several hours for police to restore order. witnesses say one police car accidentally ran into a ped. that ped is recovering at the hospital -- that pedestrian is recovering at the hospital. >>> in about ap hour, a petaluma man is due no court. this is the fifth time he's been arrested for dui. he was pulled over early saturday morning after officers say he was caught driving 80 miles an hour on hi

los resultados de una nueva encuesta "jackie speier" presentara un proyecto de ley con la meta de niÑos chiquitibum a la bim bom urbanos. >> hoy es 28 de diciembre y hay que enviar un saludo de felicidades para don francisco! >> feliz cumpleaÑos. >> un gran comunicador que por supuesto se le respeta mucho y que siga por muchos aÑos con nosotros. >> vamos con martÍn >> con don martÍn berlanga! buenos dÍas. >> vamos directamente a las noticias. y fÍjese usted que los aeropuertos jfk y la guardia de nueva york y el newark liberty de nueva jersey. obligados a cerrar fueron reabiertos para el arribo y salida de aviones pero tomarÁ dos o tres dÍas ocuparse de los pasajeros varados. desde el aeropuerto de miami tenemos a euri fuentes. adelante. >> ¡muy buenos dÍas! martín. desde el aeropuerto nacional de miami. solo quedan algunos pocos vuelos cancelados sin embargo durante el dÍa de ayer cerca de 87 vuelos fueron cancelados, mientras que en el aeropuerto internacional. tienen que llamar antes de dirigirse al aeropuerto para saber si su vuelo fue cancelado o retrasado. >> es el caso de... dÍga

they've complained to sfo the city of san francisco and congresswoman jackie speier.wever, according to reports, recent audio readings reportedly show noise levels are well below the limit that would require the airport to make changes and airport officials say that while traffic is nearly doubled since 2004, the planes are a lot quieter now. but they add they will keep looking for a solution. >>> and an in-depth report by "the new york times" reveals several failures of the d eepwater horizon oil platform during the explosion of the bp oil well in the gulf of mexico. the paper interviewed do dozens of crew members -- dozens of screw members. the signs of the explosion just didn't work. 11 employees died in the blast. >>> singer teena marie has died. she was 54 years old. her manager said she died in her sleep saturday night in her santa monica home. teena marie made musical h istory. she was nompy nateed for several grammy awards and had a long musical relationship with funk star rick jails. there are reports she had a seizure -- there are reports that she had a seiz

control act, a bipartisan bill i introduced with representative chris smith and have worked on with jackie speier and chairman bobby scott and others. i am grateful to senator widen for his leadership on this extremely important and devastating issue that is found right here in our own back yard. and to chairman bobby scott for his strong support and a record of action on this issue. i thank him for holding a hearing on this bill, having numerous meetings and for his vital input into the bill. what we do today will impact the thousands of girls who have been duped, kidnapped, drugged, and forced into selling their young bodies for sex. it is truly a national tragedy. too many people believe that child sex trafficking is a problem that exists only in foreign countries, but experts estimate that a minimum of 100,000 children in the united states, most of whom are american citizens, are exploited through the commercial sex trafficking every year. the national center for missing and exploited children estimates that there's as many as 300 to 400 missing children and that most of them are in this terr